The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 30, 1951
Waning Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
3:09 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 350
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 222.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -10.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.51° / -1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / 1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.94° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.